Growth Metrics

Slb (SLB) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Slb has reported Return on Capital Employed over the past 18 years, most recently at 36.8% for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 2896.0% year-over-year to 36.8%; the TTM value through Mar 2026 reached 36.8%, down 2896.0%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 2.42%, 92.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 was 36.8% at Slb, down from 39.64% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 68.81% in Q4 2024 and troughed at 19.29% in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 46.22% and a median of 49.11% in 2022 define the central range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Return on Capital Employed: surged 3661bps in 2022 and later crashed -2917bps in 2025.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 49.11% in 2022, then dropped by -22bps to 38.09% in 2023, then surged by 81bps to 68.81% in 2024, then tumbled by -42bps to 39.64% in 2025, then decreased by -7bps to 36.8% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Return on Capital Employed for SLB at 36.8% in Q1 2026, 39.64% in Q4 2025, and 51.37% in Q3 2025.